PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rango Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Rava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rava comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blue October - Drilled a Wire through my cheek kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pietro Rava is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gracie
vs
Rava

180 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rango Gracie !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pietro Rava!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rava misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie misses with a takedown

and Rava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rava.

It looks like Rango Gracie has been cut.
Gracie can't break the clinch.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Rava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rava cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Rava prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rava is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rava landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Rava won't allow it.
Rava scores with a shot to the side of Gracie 's head.
Rava throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracie s head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rava throws an elbow but misses.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Rava.
Rava tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rava is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie tries to break free but Rava pushes him back against the ropes.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gracie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Rava.
Rava lands with a right to the head.
Rava lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rava looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
Rava is trying to stall.
Rava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rava is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rava tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Rava back against the ropes.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rava walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rango Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Rava.
Rava throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rava tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rava sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rava displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie .
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Rava has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rava breaks the clinch.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rava tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushes down on Rava's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie wants to stand up but Rava has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Rava still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Rava has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Rava is working Gracie over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rava wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rava working away.
Rava tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Rava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rango Gracie 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rava is looking to clinch.
Rava is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Rava.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rava counters with a nice leg kick.

Rava instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rava.
Rava is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rava prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Gracie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Rava has Gracie pressed against the ropes.
Rava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rava lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Rava.
Rava lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rava.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Rava holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rango Gracie . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rava blocks an elbow strike.
Rava looking to slow down the pace here.
Gracie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rava avoids it.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rava keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie 's efforts to push away.
Rava gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rava with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.

Rango Gracie 's cut is getting worse.

Rava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Rava sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rava tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Rava tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rava pushes Gracie up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Rava is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rava just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gracie 's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rava looking to stall.
Rava just leaning against Gracie , taking a breather.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rava gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rava avoiding damage as Gracie throws knees to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Rava won't allow it.
Rava scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.

Rango Gracie 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pietro Rava seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rava is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rava lands a knee to the head.
Rava working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pietro Rava showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rango Gracie 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rava gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rava.
A nice left hand lands by Rava.

Jeez, Rango Gracie 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rava keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie 's efforts to push away.
Rava lands with a short shot to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rava obliges.
Rava stalling the fight.

Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Rava counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Rava.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rango Gracie 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pietro Rava!